Check it out: Molly Moon's totally empty. There is absolutely nobody here but me. Unnerving. Uh oh. Somebody has dropped their soccer drills. What's the team practicing instead? In the pale early evening sky, a pale very nearly full moon appears. Thousands of powdery whitish-blue insects float ever upward. Only today - they were all born at once and they'll all be gone tomorrow. A secret stash filled with bags of dog poop. Why? What a retro classic. Doesn't that look…
Here’s a rundown on some bits and pieces of news from Wallingford: New stuff A new hot dog stand called “Doggy Style” will open soon in the small space directly to the right of Big Wheel Auto Parts (4455 Stone Way N.). Owner Odie Haylock says he’ll call us “as soon as I steam the first dog." A new restaurant called Satay will open some time in November in the old Avila space (1711 N. 45th St.). Stay tuned for an…
"There is a word for this but I can't remember it, a word for the sky in balance . . ." "As Light As Dark", Megan Snyder-Camp Did you realize there is a secret conclave of poets in Wallingford? The fact that we have one of only two all-poetry bookstores in the nation ought to clue you in, but I actually met one the other night in the Tangletown Pub who revealed they meet there occasionally to talk about their work…
We're not going to do across the ballot endorsements this election year. Instead, we're going to focus on three initiatives that we think are particularly important. Yes on 1098 Initiative 1098 would institute a state income tax on people earning more than $200,000 / year (or households earning more than $400,000) while reducing B&O tax on small businesses and property taxes. We have lived so long without a state income tax in Washington that it sounds like heresy. It also sounds…
Are you ready for the weekend? I sure am! What a week! Here's what's on tap nearby this weekend: Friday, October 22nd Apples and Pears, A Harvest Celebration. 5:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. at the Wallingford Community Senior Center (WCSC), Good Shepherd Center (4649 Sunnyside Ave. N, room 202), basement level. Tickets can be purchased ahead of time online through Brown Paper Tickets. Pre-registration is $9.99 and tickets at the door are $15. Green Lake Pumpkin Flashlight Hunt for kids 4-11…
Earlier last month we were saddened to say goodbye to Meridian Market--a neighborhood staple for many. What's sadder still is walking past the store's remains--a shadow of its former self, with empty shelves and stacks of newspapers accumulating by the front entrance. We wrote in August that we hoped a buyer could come in to save the market, but nothing materialized. A public auction of the store's fixtures and equipment will be held at the space (2201 N 56th St.) tomorrow…
If you haven't checked out the responses to Paul Dorpat's historical puzzler (he posted photos taken around the turn of the century in Wallingford and challenged readers to figure out where they were taken), you should. It will make you see the neighborhood in a fresh light. And if you entered and won (we chose seven winners in all!), be sure to e-mail your address to [email protected] so we can drop off your prizes. We'll be loading DVD's and jars of…